Dolores Vicioso – Page 13

The New York Mets reported on how Juan Soto has set a new record for the New York Mets, when batting his 40th home run, on Saturday 13 September 2025. With his Saturday home run in the seventh inning, he became the first player in team history to compile at least 40 home runs and …

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Dominican Republic’s Paris Olympics gold medalist Marileidy Paulino moved to the semifinals in the World Athletics meet in Tokyo, Japan. Paulino qualified with a 49.85 time. The finals will be on 18 September 2025. Paulino is performing in the Tokyo Olympic Stadium where in 2021 she won her first Olympic medal, a silver, competing in …

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Top officials from the Dominican Republic’s Central Bank, Treasury, and Banking Superintendence met with leaders of the country’s financial sector to review the national economy. The meeting, which included Governor of the Central Bank Héctor Valdez Albizu, Treasury Minister Magín Díaz, and Banking Superintendent Alejandro Fernández, sought to review the economy’s performance and establish a …

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The Economic and Social Council (CES) has presented President Luis Abinader with its final report with recommendations on how to deal with the Haitian crisis and its implications for the Dominican Republic. The consolidated document, the result of a six-table dialogue involving a wide range of national sectors, was handed over at the Presidential Palace …

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The Ministry of Education (Minerd) is dramatically expanding its “English for a Better Life” program, aiming to benefit hundreds of thousands of students with critical language skills. The initiative, which includes a new digital platform for self-study, will be implemented in 321 new schools this year, bringing the total to 465. This expansion is projected …

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In a landmark ruling, the Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic has declared a law regulating the use of public force in embargo proceedings unconstitutional. The decision, which follows a direct action of unconstitutionality, puts an end to a legal framework that had been widely criticized for enabling abuse. Yet, the ruling says that Congress …

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Childhood obesity has surpassed being underweight as the leading form of malnutrition globally for the first time, according to the release of the Child Nutrition Report 2025 by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef). In the Dominican Republic, the 2019 Enhogar MICS survey had already found that 8% of children under five are overweight. The …

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Leonardo de Jesus Reyes Madera of the National Office for Seismic Assessment and Infrastructure and Building Vulnerabilities (Onesvie) said that the final technical report prepared by his office on the collapse of the roof of the JetSet Club in Santo Domingo would be made available this week. During an interview on Esta Noche con Mariasela, …

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On 9 September 2025, large numbers of people across the Dominican Republic received a test message, part of the new public warning program. The test program has been set up for Claro telecom Android phones. The Dominican government has activated the first phase of its new National Alert System, a technological tool designed to send …

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An extensive feature in El Dia, known for its crime reporting, reveals that it appears that Dominican drug traffickers prefer to be extradited to the United States to face trial there and negotiate a plea bargain to avoid asset seizure. They then return to the Dominican Republic to enjoy their assets. El Dia explains that …

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